New hides editor at Jacobsen
12/11/2008
The Jacobsen Publishing Company has announced that Gary Gagnon joined it on November 10 to take over reporting and analysis of the hides, skins and leather market.
Mr Gagnon has spent most of his career, just under 28 years, with Prime Tanning. For the past 20 years, he has been the general manager of Prime Tanning’s facility at St Joseph, Missouri.
Jacobsen said on announcing the appointment that he had a comprehensive knowledge of the hide and leather industry as well as full practical knowledge of tanning and the associated drivers in the hide business. It added that Mr Gagnon 's experience in all aspects of operating one of the world’s largest wet blue tanning facilities with a global customer base would provide the Jacobsen with "an added dimension".
He is a member of the American Leather Chemist’s Association (ALCA) and serves on the boards of the St Joseph Regional Port Authority and the St Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce. He graduated from Southern Maine Technical College after specialising in environmental technology and wastewater treatment. He later studied business management at Missouri Western State University.
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